Recycling Symbols Explained

Would you like to know what recycle symbols represent? I did a small research and summed up all data in this post.

If these symbols are displayed on products/items, it means they can be recycled.

1. Can be recycled in the household waste recycling scheme

The Recycle Now icon is designed to be the recognised symbol for recycling and to motivate people into action. The curved arrow represents the action and sustainability of recycling. The heart signifies the feel-good nature of the recycling activity.

Glass

This symbol means the packaging is made from glass.
Glass can be recycled in the household recycling bin in Sussex or in public bottle banks.

Metals

This symbol means the packaging is made from aluminum.
Aluminum can be recycled in the household recycling bin in Sussex.

 

This symbol means the packaging is made from steel. Steel can be recycled in the household recycling bin in Sussex.

Compostable

This is a very new symbol, which means that the packaging is suitable for home composting. You can buy cut-price compost bins through the West Sussex County Council Composting offer. For further information visit www.wsussex.getcomposting.com

Electrical and Electronic Items

The crossed-out wheelie bin can be found on items such as batteries, electrical and electronic items, which are covered by the WEEE Directive. These can all be recycled at your local Household Waste Recycling Site. To find your nearest Household Waste Recycling Site go to Recycle for West Sussex.

Items displaying these symbols might be recyclable

The Mobius Loop has no precise meaning. It is generally understood to be the international symbol for recycling, but the use of the symbol is entirely voluntary. It generally means the item can be recycled; however it will depend on the recycling facilities in the given area.

Plastics

There are 6 different types of plastic polymer commonly used to make packaging. The symbol used to identify the type of polymer is a triangle with a number inside it and some letters underneath. Unfortunately the triangle does not mean that the packaging can be recycled and the council recommends that residents ignore this symbol on packaging.

 Apparently, we can’t recycle all plastic, just certain types – PETE or PET and HDPE. Unfortunately, there’s quite a lot we just can’t recycle yet.

Doug has some useful ideas to help you organize your recycling. 

As he thinks up more ideas we will add them to the list so keep checking back to see what's new

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Sometimes it seems like modern America is one colossal plastic palace. The versatile material is in our cars, toys, packaging, clothing, home goods, food utensils, medical devices and so much more. It is also littering our streets, clogging our waterways and choking marine life. Many plastics can be readily recycled, but how do consumers make sense of all the different types and rules?

Number 1 Plastics
PET or PETE (polyethylene terephthalate)
Found in: Soft drink, water and beer bottles; mouthwash bottles; peanut butter containers; salad dressing and vegetable oil containers; oven able food trays.
Recycling: Picked up through most curbside recycling programs.
Recycled into: Polar fleece, fiber, tote bags, furniture, carpet, paneling, straps, (occasionally) new containers

PET plastic is the most common for single-use bottled beverages, because it is inexpensive, lightweight and easy to recycle. It poses low risk of leaching breakdown products. Recycling rates remain relatively low (around 20%), though the material is in high demand by remanufacturers

Plastic Recycling Symbol 2

Number 2 Plastics
HDPE (high density polyethylene)
Found in: Milk jugs, juice bottles; bleach, detergent and household cleaner bottles; shampoo bottles; some trash and shopping bags; motor oil bottles; butter and yogurt tubs; cereal box liners
Recycling: Picked up through most curbside recycling programs, although some allow only those containers with necks.
Recycled into: Laundry detergent bottles, oil bottles, pens, recycling containers, floor tile, drainage pipe, lumber, benches, doghouses, picnic tables, fencing

HDPE is a versatile plastic with many uses, especially for packaging. It carries low risk of leaching and is readily recyclable.

Plastic Recycling Symbol 4

Number 4 Plastics 
LDPE (low density polyethylene) 
Found in: Squeezable bottles; bread, frozen food, dry cleaning and shopping bags; tote bags; clothing; furniture; carpet
Recycling: LDPE is not often recycled through curbside programs, but some communities will accept it. Plastic shopping bags can be returned to many stores for recycling.
Recycled into: Trash can liners and cans, compost bins, shipping envelopes, paneling, lumber, landscaping ties, floor tile

LDPE is a flexible plastic with many applications. Historically it has not been accepted through most American curbside recycling programs, but more and more communities are starting to accept it.

Plastic Recycling Symbols 5

Number 5 Plastics 
PP (polypropylene) 
Found in: Some yogurt containers, syrup bottles, ketchup bottles, caps, straws, medicine bottles 
Recycling: Number 5 plastics can be recycled through some curbside programs. 
Recycled into: Signal lights, battery cables, brooms, brushes, auto battery cases, ice scrapers, landscape borders, bicycle racks, rakes, bins, pallets, trays

Polypropylene has a high melting point, and so is often chosen for containers that must accept hot liquid. It is gradually becoming more accepted by recyclers.

Plastic Recycling Symbol 6

Number 6 Plastics 
PS (polystyrene) 
Found in: Disposable plates and cups, meat trays, egg cartons, carry-out containers, aspirin bottles, compact disc cases 
Recycling: Number 6 plastics can be recycled through some curbside programs.
Recycled into: Insulation, light switch plates, egg cartons, vents, rulers, foam packing, carry-out containers

Polystyrene can be made into rigid or foam products -- in the latter case it is popularly known as the trademark Styrofoam. Evidence suggests polystyrene can leach potential toxins into foods. The material was long on environmentalists' hit lists for dispersing widely across the landscape, and for being notoriously difficult to recycle. Most places still don't accept it, though it is gradually gaining traction

Plastic Recycling Symbol 7

Number 7 Plastics 
Miscellaneous 
Found in: Three- and five-gallon water bottles, 'bullet-proof' materials, sunglasses, DVDs, iPod and computer cases, signs and displays, certain food containers, nylon 
Recycling: Number 7 plastics have traditionally not been recycled, though some curbside programs now take them.
Recycled into: Plastic lumber, custom-made products

A wide variety of plastic resins that don't fit into the previous categories are lumped into number 7. A few are even made from plants (polyactide) and are compostable. Polycarbonate is number 7, and is the hard plastic that has parents worried these days, after studies have shown it can leach potential hormone disruptors

Recycling Facts and Figures

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for those who have passion for environment just

 like me.


Here's another post based on research. Hope

 the title triggers you to read on.


UK households produced 30.5 million tones of

 waste in 2003/04, of which 17% was collected

 for recycling (source: defra.gov.uk). This figure

 is still quite low compared to some of our

 neighboring EU countries, some recycling over

 50% of their waste. There is still a great deal of

 waste which could be recycled that ends up in

 landfill sites which is harmful to the environment.

Recycling is an excellent way of saving energy
 and conserving the environment.


Did you know that...?

• 1 recycled tin can would save enough energy to power a television for 3 hours.
• 1 recycled glass bottle would save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes.
• 1 recycled plastic bottle would save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for 3 hours.
• 70% less energy is required to recycle paper compared with making it from raw materials.

 Interesting Facts

• Up to 60% of the rubbish that ends up in the dustbin could be recycled.
• The unreleased energy contained in the average dustbin each year could power a television for 5,000 hours.
• The largest lake in the Britain could be filled with rubbish from the UK in 8 months.
• On average, 16% of the money you spend on a product pays for the packaging, which ultimately ends up as rubbish.
• As much as 50% of waste in the average dustbin could be composted.
• Up to 80% of a vehicle can be recycled.
• 9 out of 10 people would recycle more if it were made easier.

Aluminum

• 24 million tonnes of aluminium is produced annually, 51,000 tones of which ends up as packaging in the UK.
• If all cans in the UK were recycled, we would need 14 million fewer dustbins.
• £36,000,000 worth of aluminum is thrown away each year.
• Aluminium cans can be recycled and ready to use in just 6 weeks.

Glass

• Each UK family uses an average of 500 glass bottles and jars annually.
• The largest glass furnace produces over 1 million glass bottles and jars per day.
• Glass is 100% recyclable and can be used again and again.
• Glass that is thrown away and ends up in landfills will never decompose.

Paper

• Recycled paper produces 73% less air pollution than if it was made from raw materials.
• 12.5 million tonnes of paper and cardboard are used annually in the UK.
• The average person in the UK gets through 38kg of newspapers per year.
• It takes 24 trees to make 1 ton of newspaper.

Plastic

• 275,000 tonnes of plastic are used each year in the UK, that’s about 15 million bottles per day.
• Most families throw away about 40kg of plastic per year, which could otherwise be recycled.
• The use of plastic in Western Europe is growing about 4% each year.
• Plastic can take up to 500 years to decompose.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium

Earth Day

In 1964, twelve young men in New York publicly burned their draft cards in protest. The many forceful displays against the Vietnam War are well remembered, but what is less remembered is how these commanding displays and the spirit of the era created the energy that led to the first Earth Day witnessed in the US.

Cleverly combining the energy of the anti-war movement and the rising environmental consciousness following Rachel Carson’s publication of Silent Spring, Earth Day founder Gaylor Nelson created a momentous crusade with incredible effects. On April 22 1970, 20 million Americans, of all backgrounds, fought for change–for a healthy, sustainable environment. This initial event led to the creation of the US EPA and the passing of the Clean Water, Clean Air, and Endangered Species Acts.

Fast forward to 2012- Earth Day’s 42 anniversary. More than one billion people in 192 countries took part in the 42nd Anniversary of Earth Day. From Paris to Beijing, Rio to Rome, Cairo to St. Louis, citizens everywhere united in their effort to protect the Earth.

So now here we are, approaching our 43rd Earth Day! We should take the time to not only celebrate and attend outdoor festivals and events, but instead reflect on the success of the movement. The history of the successful movement is one that should be studied and used for future initiatives.

Adapted from:
http://www.ancienttreearchive.org/global-earth-day-planting-event/?gclid=CLGtwaGbkbcCFWfItAodfSUA2A

FUN - 3R- CLIPART

Nice clip-arts about recycling paper, glass.plastic enjoy!!!!!!!!

RECYCLE Symbol History

DID YOU KNOW ...?

 
RECYCLE Symbol History

The COLOR that most often symbolizes recycling is Green. 
However, there are many Graphic SYMBOLS for
the recycling symbol you see today with three arrows in the triangle shape was designed in 1970 as part of a contest sponsored by the Container Corporation of America (CCA) (now Jefferson Smurfit Corporation). As a special event for the original Earth Day in 1970 (started by John Mc Connell), CCA conducted a contest for graphic art students to design a symbol representing paper recycling. The winning entry was submitted by Gary Dean Anderson, a 5-year architecture student at the University of Southern California at Los Angels. Later that year, William Lloyd, modified the contest winning recycling symbol to create the present-day image

Lebanon Recycling

Many people have been asking me about recycling. I think this might help.
The main recycling plants that deal with paper and cardboard in Lebanon are the Lebanese Recycling Works in Roumieh, SOLICAR in Wadi Shahrour ( you can collect the paper by the end of the month and take it there) , SIPCO in Kfarchima, SICOMO in Qab Elias, NINEX in Zouk Mosbeh, Unipack in Halat and Mimoza in Qaa al-Rim. The price that recycling plants pay for used paper and cardboard ranges from LL40,000 per ton to LL142,500 per ton, depending on the quality of the paper and the market. Cardboard is usually more expensive than paper. NINEX ships in pulp from outside Lebanon, and said they paid “Between $80 per ton and $200 per ton” for cardboard, and “$120 and up” for regular white paper. 

The country’s main glass recycling plants are Soliver in Shoueifat and Maliban in Chtaura. Solivere pays LL37,500 to LL45,000 per ton for white or green glass, and Maliban said they paid LL75,000 to LL90,000 per ton for single-colored glass, no matter the color. 

The main plastic recycling plants are Mazar Plast in the Bekaa, Rocky Plast in Jbeil, and the Lebanese Recycling Works, which also recycle paper. Mazar plast said they paid $100-$120 per ton for unshredded plastic, and $150-$170 per ton for shredded plastic. 

Liban Fonderies in Roumieh and Ohanis Kasarjian in Kfarschima are the primary recycling plants for all kinds of metals, including scrap metal. The price they pay for metals depends on “international market rates” and they won’t pick up metal."



 

adapted:http://www.baldati.com/networks/community.php?networkid=1840

STARBUCKS

In 2004, Starbucks began reducing the size of their paper napkins and store garbage bags, and lightening their solid waste production by 816.5 t (1,800,000 lb). In 2008, Starbucks was ranked No.15 on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's list of Top 25 Green Power Partners for purchases of renewable energy.

In October 2008, The Sun newspaper reported that Starbucks was wasting 23.4 million liters (6.2 million US gal) of water a day by leaving a tap constantly running for rinsing utensils in a 'dipper well' in each of its stores, but this is often required by governmental public health code.

In June 2009, in response to concerns over its excessive water consumption, Starbucks re-evaluated its use of the dipper well system. In September 2009, company-operated Starbucks stores in Canada & the United States successfully implemented a new water saving solution that meets government health standards. Different types of milk are given a dedicated spoon that remains in the pitcher and the dipper wells were replaced with push button metered faucets for rinsing. This will reportedly save up to 150 US gal (570 l) of water per day in every store.

Recycling

Starbucks began using 10% recycled paper in their cups in 2004, which they claimed was the first time that recycled material had been used in a product that came into direct contact with a food or beverage. In 2005 Starbucks received the National Recycling Coalition Recycling Works  Allen Hershkowitz of the Natural Resources Defense Council called the 10% content 'miniscule' but Starbucks claimed they only used 10% recycled material because it is more expensive.

ward.

Starbucks bought 2.5 billion cups for stores in North America in 2007. The 10% recycled paper cups used by Starbucks are not recyclable, because the plastic coating that prevents the cup from leaking also prevents it from being recycled. The plastic cups used for cold drinks are also non-recyclable in most regions. Starbucks cups were originally made using plastic No.1 (polyethylene terephthalate, PETE) but were changed to plastic No.5 (polypropylene, PP). The former type of plastic can be recycled in most regions of the U.S. whereas the latter cannot. Starbucks is considering using biodegradable material instead of plastic to line the cups, and is testing composting of the existing cups. The exception to this is stores in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where paper cups are recycled to a local company called "Wriggler's Wranch", where they are composted. The majority of Starbucks stores do not have recycling bins; only 1/3 of company-owned stores recycled any materials in 2007;^[134]however, improvements have since been made and recycling bins are popping up in more stores (the only thing hindering Starbucks' ability to have bins in every store is the lack of facilities for storage and collection of recycling in certain areas.)

Starbucks gives customers a 10-cent discount when they bring their own reusable cup, and it now uses corrugated cup sleeves made from 85 percent post-consumer recycled fiber, which is 34 percent less paper than the original.

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Benefits of Reducing Wasted Food

• Saves money from buying less food.
• Reduces methane emissions from landfills and lowers your carbon footprint.
• Conserves energy and resources, preventing pollution involved in the growing, manufacturing, transporting, and selling food (not to mention hauling the food waste and then land filling it).
• Supports your community by providing donated untouched food that would have otherwise gone to waste to those who might not have a steady food supply.

JEANS!

Got old torn up jeans? Don't throw them! There are many ways to use the old jeans in every day of your life, reuse it don't waste it.

Paper Pollution

paper come from trees, and trees are being chopped without replacing it ,so we should recycle to save our environment.Our fellow students love to help and save our planet so we collected tons of papers such as test papers ,work sheets etc. 

Spectacular Ideas

If u have bottle caps that are collected, and you don't throw them see the pictures and you will change your mind.
On the other hand, if you have a damaged computer, don't throw it. It is really useful!

Paper Recycle

Do you want to know how to recycle paper this video is the answer enjoy!!! :)
Its an amazing video u can see how paper is recycled. 

Electronic Wastes

Electronic waste (e-waste) is a real and growing problem in the United States and other developing countries. Computers, televisions, cell phones, household appliances and various other types of electronic waste, commercial waste and industrial waste are filling our landfills.

Garb Oil & Power has the technology to solve this worldwide crisis.

This video made its public premeire at the West Coast Wall Street Conference in Newport Beach on October 5, 2011.

Garb Oil & Power trades under the ticker GARB.pk on the OTC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQGcTH1g_hE

Sharing with A Different School

Pictures about our students shared there information with a public school about paper recycling and saving trees.Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!

Electronics Out of the Trash

1-80 to 85 percent of electronic products were discarded in landfills or incinerators, which can release certain toxic into the air.

2-Only 12.5 percent of e-waste is currently recycled.

3-It takes 539 pounds of fossil fuel, 48 pounds of chemicals, and 1.5 tons of water to manufacture one computer and monitor.

4-Electronic items that are considered to be hazardous include, but are not limited to:

• Televisions and computer monitors that contain cathode ray tubes
• LCD desktop monitors
• Laptop computers with LCD displays
• LCD televisions
• Plasma televisions
• Portable DVD players with LCD screens.

You can prevent these problems by :

• Keeping your cell phones, computers, and other electronics as long as possible.
• Donate or recycle them responsibly when the time comes.E-waste contains mercury, and other toxic and is a growing environmental problem.